WHY DID EUROPEANS BEGIN EXPLORING? GOLD, GOD, & GLORY SOME HOPED TO INCREASE THEIR PROFIT THROUGH EXPLORATION. HOPED TO FIND ALL WATER ROUTE TO ASIA

What happened in 1607 ? 1 st Permanent English Colony Founding of Jamestown

Along what coastline were the colonies located? ATLANTIC OCEAN

Colonial cities like Boston, Philadelphia, and New York were good places for settlement because they were located near__?

What crop saved Jamestown? Tobacco

For what reason was the colony of Virginia settled ? ? All of the Southern Colonies were founded for ECONOMIC REASONS!

What was the most prominent resource for economic development in Virginia? A. Rice B. Tobacco C. Indigo D. Timber

What was the 1 st Representative Assembly in the colonies? House of Burgesses

6. Where did the Pilgrims settle? Plymouth, Massachusetts

PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS For what reason did the Pilgrims settle in Massachusetts? Religious Reasons

Mayflower Compact 1 st Form of Self-Government in America

MERCANTILISM The colonies sent RAW materials to Britain Britain sold FINISHED goods to the colonies. This brought wealth to Britain. WEALTH = POWER

This diagram illustrates what economic theory?

The tradition of self-government began during Colonial America! How do we know that? Mayflower CompactHouse of Burgesses

Colonial Match – Which section? Warm climate Fertile soil Plantation farming Long growing season Slave labor

Colonial Match – Which Section? Long winters Rocky soil Short growing season- subsistence farming

Colonial Match – Which section? Mild climate Fertile soil Cash crops – wheat, barley & rye Diverse population

What is this picture showing?

Refuge for Quakers?

Refuge for Debtors?

Refuge for Catholics?

In what section did slave labor begin in the colonies?

English Documents which contributed to the development of American government Magna Carta English Bill of Rights

The Albany Plan of Union A plan proposed by Ben Franklin before the French and Indian War / REJECTED!

Results of French & Indian War French lost all land in North America England faced huge war debt Colonies feeling independent Colonies asked to pay war debt

Proclamation of 1763 Following the French and Indian War, many colonists hoped to move to lands opened to them by the French defeat. King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 which said the colonists could not settle west of the ? The colonists thought this was an act of tyranny by the king.

Why were the colonists so upset about British Parliament making the colonists pay taxes after the French and Indian war? No Taxation without Representation!

The colonists’ battle cry “No taxation without representation,” expresses a belief in_______________. A. Supremacy of Congress B. Economic interdependence C. The supremacy of Parliament D. The consent (permission) of the governed.

What do you think of when you see this picture? Boston Massacre Pre-Revo Period

Stamp Act Required that every newspaper, pamphlet, calendars and legal documents have an official stamp as proof of paying the tax

How did the colonists respond to taxes by British? Boycotts Petitions Tar & Feathering Hanging in Effigy Civil Disobedience

What did Thomas Paine write? Common Sense

John Adams Member of the Declaration committee who was the driving force behind the Declaration © ©federalistpartyofamerica.weebly.com Adams also helped to negotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783.

What did Thomas Jefferson write? Declaration of Independence

John Locke ©en.wikipedia.org ©ushistory.org SOCIAL CONTRACT People have a right to overthrow their government if the government becomes abusive! …life, liberty and property.. Who did Jefferson borrow many ideas from?